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Periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Photo by MrsPbio
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29.1188, -82.0182

Field Notes

Description:

Thanks for suggesting Periwinkle! This is about 18" high.

http://floridanatives.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/madagascar-periwinkle/

Habitat:

These are covering the roadsides. This one grows in a church parking lot under a tree.

Notes:

I thought this was a phlox at first.

Species ID Suggestions

Madagascar Periwinkle

Catharanthus reseus
MrsPbio
0

Periwinkle

Vinca major
chesterbperry
1

Periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus
MrsPbio
1

Comments (3)
MrsPbio
Thanks for the spelling check! My iPhone (which I use for PN more than my laptop) tends to change spellings on me with little or no warning. Drives me nuts.
Scott Frazier
The ID is correct but the spelling is Catharanthus roseus :-)
MrsPbio
It's not a phlox? Hmmm. Time to break out my book. Nuts.
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PublishedApril 25, 2013

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